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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Greg E Erlandson, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Jack T Mowry, Ramsey, MN (US);
Assignee:
Neos, Inc., Elk River, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147974 ; 19846811 ; 198745 ;
Abstract
Self clearing transfer arms for pushing a container in an assembly process to a stage assembly wherein the pushing arms are retractable to a position out of obstruction relationship to the stage assembly. The pushing arms each have a transfer arm, a gate and a hinge. The hinge rotatably attaches the transfer arm to the gate in an orientation providing for rotation of the gate out of an obstruction relation to the stage assembly if unintended contact with the stage assembly or the container occurs.